Biography for
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Date of Birth

4 October 1989, Austin, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Dakota Mayi Johnson

Trivia

Daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.

Has two maternal half-siblings: Stella Banderas and Alexander Bauer.

Has four paternal half-siblings: Jesse Johnson, Grace, Jasper and Deacon Johnson.

Is very good friends with Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.

Step-daughter of Antonio Banderas.

Younger half-sister of Jesse Johnson.

Born in Austin, Texas and Melanie's OB GYN was Noble Doss. Pictures of Melanie can be seen in Dr. Doss's photo album in his office.

She is the third generation to be involved with the Golden Globes, as she is Miss Golden Globe (2006), daughter of Don Johnson (Golden Globe winner for "Miami Vice" (1984)) and Melanie Griffith (Golden Globe winner for Working Girl (1988) and Miss Golden Globe (1975)), and granddaughter of Tippi Hedren (Golden Globe winner for The Birds (1963)).

Launched a successful modeling career in 2008.

Niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffith.

Granddaughter of actress Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith.

Does not know how to twitter. She also took down her Facebook profile, even though she acted in the hit film The Social Network (2010) which is about the origins of Facebook, claiming that she didn't like being on it.

Was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue (May 2010).

Boyfriend is guitarist Noah Gersh.

On the audio commentary for the DVD release of The Social Network (2010), director David Fincher said that Dakota was "wonderful" in a "pretty thankless role," since she has only one scene as Justin Timberlake's one-night stand.

Personal Quotes

[on why she chose to be an actress] I felt so much when I was fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, I felt everything. I didn't understand [myself], I was so happy yet so angry and sad. That was the point when I realized that I needed to tell stories and make characters come alive and I needed to make people cry, and make people angry, and make people happy, and make them laugh.